quell

英 [kwel]

美 [kwel]

v.  制止; 平息; 镇压; 消除，缓解，减轻(强烈或不快的感情)

过去分词：quelled　现在分词：quelling　过去式：quelled　第三人称单数：quells　

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牛津词典

verb

• 制止；平息；镇压
  to stop sth such as violent behaviour or protests
  1. Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.
     已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。
  2. She started to giggle, but Bob quelled her with a look.
     她格格地笑了起来，但鲍勃用眼色制止了她。
• 消除，缓解，减轻（强烈或不快的感情）
  to stop or reduce strong or unpleasant feelings
  1. to quell your fears
     消除恐惧

柯林斯词典

• VERB 压制;消除;镇压;平息
  Toquellopposition or violent behaviour means to stop it.
  1. Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
     军队最终平息了动乱。
• VERB 消除，祛除(害怕、愤怒等)
  If youquellan unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling.
  1. The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis.
     新闻部长正努力消除民众对一触即发的石油危机的恐惧。

英英释义

verb

• suppress or crush completely
  1. squelch any sign of dissent
  2. quench a rebellion
  Synonym:squelchquench
• overcome or allay
  1. quell my hunger
  Synonym:stayappease

双语例句

• The government's reassurances have done nothing to quell the doubts of the public.
  政府的再次保证并没有消除公众的疑虑。
• I was trying to quell a growing unease.
  我正在设法消除日益增长的不安。
• How much higher inflationary expectations-and to quell them, interest rates-will go is the question.
  通胀预期及要扑灭他们的利率将有多高还是一个疑问。
• He is unlikely to send in the army to quell nationalist aspirations.
  他不可能派兵去扼杀民族主义理想。
• We know the banks want to quell the controversy.
  我们知道银行希望平息争论。
• "Tell him to quell the storm," said the voice of the doctor in my ear.
  “叫他平息暴风，”医生的声音在我耳边响起。
• This latest setback will have done nothing to quell the growing doubts about the future of the club.
  最近的挫折无助于消除人们对该俱乐部前景不断增加的疑虑。
• Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
  军队最终平息了动乱。
• The results surpassed expectations and will quell murmuring against his leadership.
  选举结果好于预期，这将平息对他领导能力的质疑。
• They found that metoclopramide worked faster to quell symptoms of nausea and vomiting than droperidol.
  他们发现胃复安比达哌啶醇能更快速地镇定呕吐和恶心的症状。